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Queens Ballroom (Working Title)

Woman in pink dress dancing in a ballroom

In a New York ballroom, Asian American immigrants are transported through dance, revisiting worlds they left behind and lives created anew.

Funding Type

Development

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Siyi Chen

Co-Director/Co-Producer

Siyi Chen is a documentary director/editor based in New York City. Films she directed or edited have been shown at Busan International Film Festival, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, among others. Chen is dedicated to creating lyrical portraits of women of the diaspora and their complex relationship with freedom, belongingness, and desires.

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Hansen Lin

Co-Director/Co-Producer

Hansen Lin is an independent filmmaker based in the U.S. and China, who has contributed to award-winning films screened at Sundance, CPH:DOX, and others. He is an alumnus of dok.incubator, EURODOC, and is committed to developing stories that combine a strong creative approach to reveal universal emotions and immigrant experiences.